Dirofilaria Repens as a Cause of Subconjunctival Infection in a 77-Years Old Female Patient from Croatia - A Case Report

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作者：

Sviben, Mario ^{[1
]}

Mestrovic, Tomislav ^{[2
]}

Nemer, Khalil ^{[3
]}

Bartulovic, Katarina Palko ^{[3
]}

Skara, Robert ^{[3
]}

Galinovic, Gordana Mlinaric ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Croatian Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Microbiol Serv, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

[2] Polyclin Dr Zora Profozic, Clin Microbiol & Parasitol Lab, Zagreb, Croatia

[3] Gen Hosp Dr Ivo Pedisic, Sisak, Croatia

来源：

COLLEGIUM ANTROPOLOGICUM | 2013年 / 37卷 / 03期

关键词：

dirofilariasis; nematode; subconjunctival infection; ophthalmology; parasitology; POLYMERASE-CHAIN-REACTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DIROFILARIASIS; MICROFILARIAE; ZOONOSIS; EUROPE;

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中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

The zoonotic parasites of the genus Dirofilaria are on the increase as an accidental finding or as a cause of disease in humans worldwide. Human dirofilariasis usually manifests as either subcutaneous infiltrates or lung parenchymal disease, in many cases asymptomatically. We report the case of a 77-year old female patient presenting with irritation and pain in her left eye. Ophthalmologic examination of the temporal part of her left eye revealed motile and threadlike organism, which was surgically extracted and morphologically identified as Dirofilaria. Further molecular diagnostics with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed that the isolated organism is Dirofilaria repens. Due to already recognized autochthonous occurrence of human dirofilariasis in Croatia, human dirofilariasis must be included in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with subcutaneous nodules, eye affection and other potential manifestations of this disease.

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